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First Home Runs in Multi-HR Game

July 21, 2026

Petey Halpin belted his first two career home runs on Monday night against the Twins, becoming the 12th player in franchise history to hit his first two homers in the same game.

It was Halpin’s 40th career game, making him the second longest into his career before achieving this feat.

Here’s the full list:

3-Pitch Save with a Strikeout

July 9, 2026

On Tuesday night, Twins reliever Yoendrys Gomez entered the game with two outs in the ninth and struck out on three pitches to record the save.

It’s just the fourth known instance of a pitcher record a three-pitch save with a strikeout against Cleveland (pitch-by-pitch data is mostly complete back through the 1988 season).

Here are the other instances:

There are only two known instances of a Cleveland pitcher recording this type of save:

Nolan Jones 3 Hits off the Bench

May 29, 2025

In Wednesday’s win over the Dodgers, went 3-3 after entering the game as a replacement for the injured .

He’s the first player to come off the bench and collect three hits for Cleveland in almost 20 years.

Over the last 40 seasons there have been four others:

  • 2006 – went 3-4 after pinch-hitting for . Broussard and Perez were platooning and lefty started for the Orioles, the Tribe knocked him out early and the team kept beating up the bullpen so Broussard got a full day’s work in a 15-1 win.
  • 2002 – went 3-3 with a sac fly after entering the game for who left due to leg cramps in a July game with extreme heat.
  • 2000 – went 3-4 after entering for who left with a hamstring injury.
  • 1995 – went 3-3 after entering in the second inning for who left with a hamstring injury.